Medusa's Revenge Part 3 - Taking Shape

In Part 3 we build out our CuMai billet and then start shaping it. It ended up being a 21" blade instead of 18 after worrying that I might not have enough steel for 18".
if you missed the previous parts of this build, they are linked here
• Medusa's Revenge Build - Etching CuMai Damascus
• Etching CuMai Damascus...
• Medusa's Revenge Build Pt 4 - Medusas Revenge Pt 4 - Medusa's Head from Elk Antler
• Medusas Revenge Pt 4 -...
• Medusa's Revenge Build Pt 3 - Taking Shape
• Medusa's Revenge Part ...
• Medusa's Revenge Build Pt 2 -Layering Up
• Medusa's Revenge Build...
• Medusa's Revenge Build Pt 1 - Making the Damascus
• Medusa's Revenge Build...
• Medusa's Revenge Build Pt 1
• Medusa's Revenge Build...
Designing the Kopis
• Designing a sword Pt 2- adding color
• Designing a sword - ad...
• Designing a sword Pt 1
• Designing a knife or s...
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[@TyrellKnifeworks]

Looking good so far! Good luck.

[@solarstorm50]

Thanks, a bit terrified of quenching, but I always am...

[@valravnblades]

This is going to be awesome! Glad I found your channel. Also glad to see I'm not the only one with the broken firebricks on top of my forge. Never fails the ones I use as doors fall out as I'm pulling something out

[@solarstorm50]

lol Yup, figure it helps act as a heat sink…. No science behind that, but also hard to toss away. I have used them as rests or other things too. One of my most ambitious builds so far.

[@samdahlandsonsforge]

Bob, I am so pumped! You are just killing it man!

[@solarstorm50]

Thanks, this was an insane amount of time at the grinder. The stock removal part of CuMai is the part I wish I could find another way to do.

[@samdahlandsonsforge]

@@solarstorm50 lol there is one, buy a 1/4 million dollar cnc machine and your all set. Don’t tell your wife I said that

[@solarstorm50]

lol, Maybe when I sell 2 more blades...

[@brysonalden5414]

Nice progress! Very ambitious build, especially since your forge (like most of us!) isn't equipped with a thermocouple temp controller.

[@solarstorm50]

Thanks, what doesnt show in the video is how much I spend watching the temp with my infrared temperature gun. I do have a kiln for heat treat (if it fits since I made it a bit longer than planned)